Cheers to Children's Day! On November 14, we commemorate the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister, who was adored by the youth and affectionately referred to as "Chacha Nehru ...

World Children's Day, celebrated annually on November 20th, emphasizes the importance of children's well-being and rights.

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail. SUSAN COOPER: (Reading) So the shortest day ...

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...